Chapter 67 Chu Song's Logical Genius
Lu Minglin remained silent, simply because he was speechless and depressed.
What should he say? Should he say that there is no need for matchmaking because the person he likes is his sister?
If he said it out loud today, there would probably be no hope at all.
"Chu Heng, have you forgotten someone?"
Chu Heng was puzzled. "What?"
"Isn't your little sister also at that table? What if Lu Minglin likes her?"
Lu Minglin's eyes turned slightly cold as he looked over. The person who was speaking was called Jin Zhuo, an educated youth from the same courtyard.
At the educated youth camp, it was no secret that Lu Minglin had a crush on Chu Song. Anyone who wasn't particularly obtuse could spot the clues, and it couldn't be hidden at all. However, everyone tacitly chose to see through it but not say it out loud.
It is better to have less trouble than more, and Lu Minglin's identity and background are there. Although no one knows the details, it is obvious that he is not to be trifled with, and no one wants to confront him.
Jin Zhuo was the first to know about this, and he also had a crush on Chu Song. As the saying goes, enemies become particularly jealous when they meet, and the same is true for rivals in love.
It was no secret among the educated youth that Jin Zhuo liked Chu Song.
It's safe to say that most of the single male educated youth had some affection for Chu Song. Chu Song was strikingly beautiful, had a good personality, was cheerful and lively, and always had a knack for saying witty things that made the female educated youth laugh. Her frequent appearances in the educated youth compound were a beautiful, unique feature of life amidst the poverty.
In the words of one of the educated youth: It’s great to see Chu Song. I feel less hungry and my mood is better.
Whether you are a female or male educated youth, there is no reason not to like her.
Who does Chu Song like? Jin Zhuo knows very well that compared with people like Lu Minglin and Cen Zimu, he can't even rank.
Isn't it just a few bucks, and being generous? What's the big deal?
Jin Zhuo can deceive others and occasionally deceive himself. Unfortunately, no matter how much he deceives himself, he cannot change the fact: he is not as good as Lu Minglin in any way.
Therefore, the person Jin Zhuo hated and envied the most was Lu Minglin.
Chu Heng was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He smiled and shook his head: "Impossible, that's not happening."
Jin Zhuo: "Why is it impossible?"
"Little sister and Brother Lu, how is it possible, Jin Zhuo, don't talk nonsense, if my little sister hears her, she will be angry."
One is his biological sister, and the other is a person who is not his biological brother but is better than a biological brother and has saved his life. Chu Heng never thought that the two would have any connection.
Besides, all I think about is eating, drinking and having fun, so I don’t understand these messy things.
As for Chu Song, he did like Brother Lu, but he had to add a series of words after it, such as Brother Lu's canned meat, canned water, dried meat... Chu Heng couldn't help laughing when he thought of these.
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Jin Zhuo just curled his lips. He had no evidence and no reason to force him to believe it.
Chu Heng acted like an older brother-in-law. He glanced around and said cruelly, "Also, can my little sister be an ordinary person? If you want to be my brother-in-law, you must first consider your own weight. It's not that easy to pass this test!"
"How hard can it be?"
"Why, you want to be a brother-in-law?"
The speaker was also an educated youth, sighing with a bitter face. He was quite self-aware: "I've thought about it, but I gave up. Otherwise, it would be like sticking flowers in cow dung. I can't bear it myself."
Chu Heng laughed heartily, then patted him on the shoulder, "It's right to give up early. I won't consider educated youth when choosing my brother-in-law. Don't worry, you all have no chance."
Although Lu Minglin was mentally prepared, he still felt like he was shot in the heart.
Some people were dissatisfied, saying, "What's wrong with the educated youth? Why do you still look down on them?"
"It's not that I look down on him, it's just that he's not suitable at all." On this point, the Chu family was highly unanimous. "The educated youth will have to return to the city sooner or later. What will happen to my little sister then? If she dares to abandon Xianxian, I will find her no matter where she goes, and then..."
He snorted coldly and said, "That person will have no good life for the rest of his life."
Lu Minglin couldn't help but ask, "What if that educated youth is willing to stay in the countryside and give up the opportunity to return to the city?"
Chu Heng still shook his head. "I don't believe anyone is willing to give up the opportunity to return to the city. There will be no happiness if the marriage is not harmonious. Besides, men's mouths are deceitful. This is what my little sister said herself. Even if they say they won't return to the city, who knows if they will change their minds in the future."
Lu Minglin: "After getting married, let the educated youth transfer their household registration here. Then he won't be able to go back even if he wants to."
Chu Heng uttered an "ah," seemingly having never considered this. He scratched his head, "Isn't that the same as marrying into a woman's family? Which man would be willing to marry into a woman's family for no reason? This isn't right. There's definitely something fishy going on."
Lu Minglin gritted his teeth secretly. Why did he always think the worst of others?
Chu Heng still thought his analysis was sound, but he shook his head again. "Besides, who can guarantee that their relationship won't deteriorate? If he really can't return to the city because of my little sister, what if he gets upset over time and resents my little sister for blocking his future?"
Lu Minglin was speechless, but he couldn't refute Chu Heng, and he had to admit that Chu Heng's concerns were reasonable.
Chu Heng realized it later and felt a little strange, "That's not right, Brother Lu, do you really care about these things?"
Lu Minglin was silent for a moment, trying to cover up the past calmly. "No, I'm just curious. I remember there were several cases in the village next door where educated youth eventually chose to marry and live with the locals, and they lived quite well."
"Of course." Chu Heng curled his lips. "There's even a case of someone abandoning her husband and child. Now she's gone, leaving the man alone at home to take care of the child. Tsk, how miserable."
Lu Minglin: “…” He just didn’t need to say that.
Jin Zhuo was happy to see Lu Minglin get humiliated. He sneered in his heart. So what if he was better than him? He would still be despised.
He thought sinisterly that he had no chance, and neither did Lu Minglin.
"Hiss." The identity of educated youth was not a good thing, and the other local youths at the table began to get excited. One of them put his arm around Chu Heng's shoulders and asked jokingly, "I'm not an educated youth. Does that mean I have a chance?"
"Fuck you, there's a shitty chance for you. There's no way an immortal would even be interested in you."
The man was not angry, but walked over with a laugh, "What's wrong with me? My home is right here, and I won't run away. I know you well, so it makes me feel at ease." Most of his words were joking.
Although he did have a good impression of Chu Song, it is important for a person to know himself.
Chu Heng rolled his eyes at him. "If the educated youth didn't consider it, then you have no chance. My sister is going to marry a man who will live a comfortable life in the city. You all have no chance."
For people of that era, the simplest wish was to marry into the city, and having a government-funded job was the greatest blessing.
Chu Heng didn’t have any big dreams. He just hoped that his younger sister could eat and sleep, sleep and eat, be happy every day, and enjoy happiness without suffering.
As for Chu Song's plan to marry and live a good life in the city, none of them found it strange, nor did they think that the little country girl was dreaming. If they were to compare, Chu Song was more of a "city dweller" than those city dwellers.
Lu Minglin appeared calm on the surface, listening to their idle chat, but in fact he felt nauseous.
He never expected that one day he would be disliked because of his family background.
From this perspective, Liang is lucky. He won at the starting line and also has a blind date with Chu Song in the city.
He felt extremely unbalanced and couldn't help but say, "Even city dwellers aren't necessarily reliable. You might run into someone with a beastly heart, or some bad guy. It's better to choose someone you can trust."
Chu Heng nodded, "That's true, so it also depends on the other person's character, whether his family is easy to get along with, and of course, the most important thing is..." He deliberately kept it a secret.
"What is it?"
"Xianxian needs to really like it. If my little sister doesn't like it, everything will be in vain."
This actually gave Lu Minglin a little comfort. After all, his identity as an educated youth could not be changed. He only hoped that one day he could move Chu Song with his sincerity.
Chu Heng: "Brother Lu, you are an educated youth, you are knowledgeable and experienced. I will need your help to check when the time comes."
Lu Minglin: “…”
He forced a smile and said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
To some extent, Chu Heng can be considered a talented person, as he can always accurately stab the knife into Lu Minglin's heart.
Chu Song knew nothing about the conversation between Chu Heng and Lu Minglin.
Almost all the dishes on the banquet tonight were her favorites. Surrounded by friends she knew, she was in high spirits and drank several glasses of rice wine without realizing it.
The rice wine brewed in the countryside has a mellow aroma and sweet glutinous rice. It does not taste spicy, but sweet. It only has a slight spicy taste when the wine slides down the throat.
After a few glasses of wine, warmth rises from the stomach and a fresh fragrance remains in the mouth.
Chu Song couldn't help but drink another glass, "This wine is really delicious."
"Yeah." Tong Shuli also drank several cups. She touched her burning face and reminded him, "But don't drink too much. This wine has a strong aftereffect and it's easy to get drunk."
"That's right, Sister Dong Man is the best at brewing wine. The wine she brews is extremely powerful. Xianxian, don't drink too much."
Chu Song nodded obediently, then put down the wine glass. She blinked, reacting a little slowly before saying, "Don't worry, I won't get drunk."
Tong Shuli nodded. Chu Song looked no different from a normal person, so she really didn't notice her abnormality for a while.
After eating and drinking, the originally bustling yard gradually became quiet. Tong Shuli was about to return to the educated youth point, but saw Chu Song sitting upright on the chair, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking.
Chu Song: "Me? I'm waiting for my mother, and then we'll go home together."
Tong Shuli was relieved. "Okay, then you wait, I'll leave first."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye-Bye."
After Tong Shuli left, Chu Song felt her head a little heavy, so she changed to a stool to sit on, but the dizziness did not only not ease, but became more severe.
She was probably a little drunk, Chu Song thought seriously.
This is too embarrassing, and must not be discovered by others.
Lu Minglin came over when everyone else had almost left. He sat across from Chu Song and asked softly, "Why are you sitting here alone?"
Chu Song showed the same smile as before and answered slowly: "Me? I'm waiting for my mother, and then we'll go home together."
Lu Minglin nodded slightly.
Chu Song put her hands on her knees and sat more upright than a kindergarten kid. She was extremely quiet and didn't say a word. She would only answer questions obediently when Lu Minglin asked her.
The rest of the time, he kept his head down, his eyes blank, and no one knew where he was looking.
As they got closer, Lu Minglin smelled the scent of alcohol on her. He was startled and had a bad guess in his mind, "Are you... drunk?"
"Haha, no, I won't get drunk."
Generally, drunk people will not admit that they are drunk.
Lu Minglin felt somewhat helpless. He half-knelt down, lowered his voice gently, and asked, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you have a headache? Do you want some water?"
Chu Song's expression was serious. "I'm not drunk. If I said I was drunk, it would be very embarrassing, do you understand?"
Lu Minglin suppressed a smile. She was always very considerate. "Okay, I understand."
"By the way, drink some water."
Lu Minglin went into the room and poured her a cup of warm water. When he came out again, the person who had been sitting upright just now was gone. He looked again and found that Chu Song had just changed his stool and sat at the other end.
Chu Song explained: "I felt dizzy, so I changed three stools."
"I'll make you some hangover soup. You'll feel better after drinking it, okay?"
Chu Song nodded, then shook his head.
"What's wrong?"
"I want some hangover soup, but you're not allowed in the kitchen."
"But how can we make hangover soup if we don't go to the kitchen?"
Chu Song's logic was very rigorous. "If someone found out I was drunk, I would be very embarrassed. But I'm dizzy now, and I need some hangover soup, but you can't go to the kitchen. If you go to the kitchen, my mother and others will definitely ask what I'm doing, and then they'll know I'm drunk, and I'll be embarrassed."
"Right?"
Chu Song said a lot of things in bits and pieces, and after she finished, she nodded to herself affirmatively.
Lu Minglin: "You can't hide it from Aunt Ye. She will find out sooner or later. I'll make some hangover soup now. After you drink it, have a good sleep. You won't have a headache tomorrow morning."
Chu Song thought about it, then suddenly said, "I'm not drunk."
Lu Minglin: “…”
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was really unreasonable to reason with a drunkard. He followed her meaning and continued, "Okay, you're not drunk. Sit here for a while. I'll go get you some water."
Unable to hide it from Ye Xiuzhi, Lu Minglin decided to act first and report later. He borrowed Dong Man's kitchen to make some ginger hangover soup for Chu Song.
"Do you take me for a fool?" Chu Song grabbed the corner of his clothes, his face full of dissatisfaction, "You must be lying to me. You must go to the kitchen. No!"
Lu Minglin: “…”
I was careless. The drunk Chu Song was still not so easy to fool.
Chu Song: "I don't want to drink the hangover soup. I'm going to the bathroom now."
Lu Minglin was stunned. He could help with pouring water and making sobering soup, but it was obviously not appropriate for him as a man to do such things. But he was a little worried about leaving Chu Song alone.
"Wait a minute, I'll go call Aunt Ye and ask her to accompany you."
Chu Song didn't listen, shook off his hand and walked out of the house. Lu Minglin quickly grabbed her and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to throw up."
"?"
Chu Song looked at him with a look that said, "You don't even understand this." "I feel dizzy, so I'm going to the bathroom to vomit for a while, then go home and sleep. I'll be fine tomorrow morning when I wake up."
"Haha." She laughed twice for no apparent reason.
Lu Minglin: "But you..."
"Don't worry about it. I have my own rhythm."
Then Lu Minglin saw Chu Song walking towards the big tree outside the yard with a ruthless pace, and then squatting down silently, like a quiet little mushroom.
When he walked over, Chu Song had already closed his eyes, and looked like he was about to fall asleep peacefully.
"Chu Song, Chu Song?" Lu Minglin gently lifted her chin with his palm. "Do you still want to vomit now? If you want to sleep, go home and sleep. Come on, I'll take you home."
"Don't bother me. I told you I'm going to the bathroom to vomit for a while, then I'll go home and sleep. I'll be fine when I wake up."
Chu Song felt that her logic was very clear, but she could not control her limbs. Not only were they weak and powerless, but she also always went in the opposite direction.
"Okay, okay, I won't bother you." Lu Minglin was forced to take two steps back and looked at the person helplessly.
I'm afraid I can only call Aunt Ye over, he sighed.
When Ye Xiuzhi learned that Chu Song was drunk, her first reaction was, "Sure enough! It's no use telling her so many times. I just knew this girl was going to get drunk tonight."
The wine brewed by Dong Man is a sweet wine with a strong aftertaste. It tastes good and is not as spicy as the wine she brews. In fact, the aftertaste is much stronger than the wine she brews.
"Where is she now?"
Lu Minglin: “…under the tree.”
Ye Xiuzhi fell silent. Sure enough, she found someone under the tree outside the yard. She was amused and speechless. She quickly pulled the person up. Before she could say anything, Chu Song shouted, "What are you doing! What are you doing? I'm not drunk."
"Yes, yes, you're not drunk, the dog is drunk."
Chu Song: “…”
Lu Minglin almost couldn't hold back his laughter, especially after seeing the angry expression on Chu Song's face. It was true that there was always someone to conquer. Aunt Ye subdued the man with just a few words.
He supported Chu Song so that Ye Xiuzhi could carry her steadily on his back.
Ye Xiuzhi: "This girl always causes trouble for me every day. I've told her to drink less, but she won't listen. She has never drunk anything like this before. It's strange that she's not drunk."
Lu Minglin smiled and listened silently without answering. Chu Song's reaction after getting drunk was different from that of ordinary people. He didn't cry, make a fuss or act crazy. Instead, he had his own logic.
He knew his alcohol tolerance and never drank excessively, so he had never been drunk. But he had heard people say that when people are drunk, their consciousness is very clear, but their body cannot keep up with the brain.
When it comes to Chu Song, Lu Minglin has his own filter. If it was someone else who was drunk, he would just think that they were drunk and feel annoyed, but when it comes to Chu Song, he thinks that everything about him is cute.
Even when drunk she's cute.
"Aunt Ye, I'll take you back. When you get home, you can make a bowl of hangover soup. Add ginger slices to the pot, bring it to a boil over high heat, then add brown sugar and cook for a few minutes. Once the sugar is dissolved, add some vinegar. I read this recipe in a book, it's very effective, and it will relieve your symptoms immediately after drinking it."
Ye Xiuzhi nodded cheerfully, "Okay, okay, thank you for your help."
She was right about him; he was a kind-hearted person.
"Aunt Ye, you're welcome." Lu Minglin shook his head. If he wasn't worried about others getting suspicious, he would have wanted to make some for Chu Song himself so that she would drink it sooner and see the effect sooner, so that she wouldn't feel uncomfortable anymore.
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